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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14214639

MAINTENANCE,CHAIR,ROPE,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,CONCUSSION,PAINTER,TANK,SCAFFOLD

Event
MAINTENANCE,CHAIR,ROPE,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,CONCUSSION,PAINTER,TANK,SCAFFOLD
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14214639
Report ID
454711

Event description

PAINTER FALLS FROM SCAFFOLD AND IS KILLED

Investigation abstract

On October 5, 1985, Employee #1, a painter employed by Memphis Industrial Tank S ervice, was on a Boatswain's Chair scaffold suspended by manila rope. The rope b roke. Employee #1 fell 70 feet and sustained a fatal concussion.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 29 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    579
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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